"Most doctoral students are not made aware of experiential training methods
that go beyond case teaching and lecturing. Even the Business Policy and
Strategy Division of the Academy of Management is negligent on this front;
only two sessions out of 137 for the 2003 program refer to teaching or
curriculum design, both conducted in the PDW program."
Larry Greiner, Arvind Bhambri, & Thomas Cummings, "Searching for a Strategy
to Teach Strategy", AMLE (December 2003), p. 416.
Well, we have taken this criticism on the lack of developmental
opportunities to teach strategy to heart in developing the 2004 Academy of
Management Pre-conference program. The MED and BPS divisions (along with
some help from ENT, IM, OB, TIM, TTC divisions/committees) have more than
doubled the number of workshops devoted to the teaching of strategy! These
workshops will provide abundant opportunities to expand your teaching
"toolkit". A listing of these workshops, their times, and contact
information is provided below:
1. Teaching Strategic Management: Going Beyond the Case Method (Session 69
in the conference program) Saturday 8:00 am - 12 noon Fairmont: Bayou III
Mahesh Joshi, Organizer
mpjoshi@gmu.edu
2. Teaching Entrepreneurial Strategy (Session 100 in the conference
program). Saturday 9:00-11:45 am Sheraton: Napoleon C3 Rita McGrath,
Organizer. Pre-registration requested, to register email Rita at
rdm20@columbia.edu
3. Integrating Theory, Role Play, and Simulation in the Classroom: A
Capstone Experience (Session 212 in the conference program). Saturday
5:00-7:00 pm Marriott: LaGalleries 1 Diane Parente, Organizer
dhp3@psu.edu
4. Innovative Methods for Teaching Strategic Management: Moving From
Analysis to Action (Session 240 in the conference program). Sunday
8:00-9:45 am Sheraton Grand Ballroom A. Jay Dial and Michael Roberto,
Chairs. Please send pre-registration queries and a sample syllabus to
mroberto@hbs.edu
5. Effective Teaching to International Executives: Creating an Environment
Where Managers Learn (Session 251 in the Conference Program). Sunday
8:00-9:45 am Sheraton Napoleon B2. Vladimir Pucik, Organizer.
Pre-registration required, to register email Vladimir at
vladimir.pucik@imd.ch
J. B. (Ben) Arbaugh, Ph.D.
2003-04 Program Chair Elect, MED Division
Academy of Management
and Curwood Inc. Endowed Professor
College of Business Administration
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
e-mail:
arbaugh@uwosh.edu Phone: (920) 424-7189
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